College basketball star Angel Reese will be riding around campus in style after signing a major endorsement deal with a Baton Rouge Mercedes Benz dealership shortly before her 21st birthday!
The Louisiana State University hooper took to social media on Monday to show off the new Mercedes Benz she purchased just ahead of her birthday Saturday.
“BIG BODY BENZ BARBIE! 👀💖Why not get a new car when it’s your 21st birthday week???” Reese captioned her post.
“🥳Thank you @mercedesbenzbatonrouge for helping me purchase my NEW CAR!! I wouldn’t be the BAYOU BARBIE without @bayou_traditions & @matchpoint_connection ! Appreciate you guys so much!! BIG EQS580😘 #BAYOUBARBIETURNS21 #GODDID.”
The new car comes courtesy of Reese’s latest NIL deal, which she signed after winning a national title last month. She signed the new endorsement deal with Mercedes-Benz of Baton Rouge with the help of the LSU-focused Bayou Collective and MatchPoint Connection marketplace, On 3 reported.
The details of the deal remain under wraps, but the EQS580 was purchased in part by the NIL deal and Reese.
The Maryland native shared the same announcement on Twitter to express her excitement for her new lavish whip.
Reese has secured a number of NIL endorsement deals after her national title, but she had already had deals with TurboTax, McDonald’s and Bose.
Other deals include
endorsements with JanSport, Xfinity, and Outback Steakhouse. Reese is reportedly raking in around $392,000 a year from endorsements and has an estimated net worth of around $1 million, as noted by Sports Keeda.Fans have been celebrating Reese’s latest NIL deal after many former college athletes were prevented from accepting such lofty endorsements.
“oh yea the best thing ncaa did was let y’all have deals ! ITS LITTTTTY,” one person wrote.
“Congrats! A lot of us older NCAA athletes punching the air right now wondering what life could’ve been like with NIL deals. We’re living through you 😂😂 live it up!” added someone else.
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